Improved clothes-drier



I cited. giant erf-w1 one n. M. MILLER; or PoR-T ANDREW, WIsooNsIN.

Letters Patent No. 98,398, dated December 28, 1869.

IMPROVE!) CLOTHES-DRIRE.

M The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

To all whom z't may concern: l

Be it known that I, It. M. MILLER, of Port Andrew,

in the county oi' Richland, and State of Wisconsin,

To enable others skilled in the art to construct andv use my inventiomIwill proceed to describe it. 'My invention relates to clothes-driers;and

It consists in a novel manner of constructing and b arranging a drier,with two or more series ofadjustable arms, having lines stretched uponthem, and which can be raised and lowered by turning cranks provided forthe purpose, the whole being mounted on a post or pintle, so that it maybe turned'around thereon.

In the drawings- Figure l is a vertical cross-section through my drieron the line :v-x of lig. 2; and

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-section on the line y-y offig. 1.

In building my drier, I first construct a long, hollow post or body, A,which is provided, on opposite sides,

with four long slots or openings, b l), as shown'in tig. 1. This body lmount on a fixed vertical pintle-or post,l a, Vso that itAv may beturned freely around thereon.

In the lower part of the body, I mount two windlaisses, E and F, andprovide each one on its outer cnd,'outside of the body, with aratchet-wheel and a crank, as shown in figs. l and 2.

To the body, above each of the ratchet-wheels, I secure a pawl, whichengages with said wheel,as

. shown in both figures of the drawings.

In the body A, I mount three setsof arms, B, C, and D, each setconsisting ot` four horizontal arms joined together at the centre of thebody, and extending at right angles to each other, out through therespective slots l), as shown in figs. 1 and 2,

The upper end ofthe bodyI provide with a head or cap, k, and to itsunder side, inside of the body, secure two pulleys, i z', as shown inlig. l.

To the arms G, inside of the body, I attach a cord, l, and pass it upover one of the pulleys i, and thence down and around the windlass F;and tothe arms D I attach a cord, j, pass it over the'remaining pulleyi,

, hung.

and down andaround the windlass E, as shown in iig. l.

By turning the crank c of windlass E, the arms D may be raised to theupper end of. the body A, and will be held at the desired' height by thepawl engaging in the ratchet-wheel and preventing rotation of thewindlass.

By turning the crank d, the arms G .may be elevated in a similar mannerto arms D, and will also be held by their pawl in any position in whichthey may be left.

The arms B, I do not make adjustable, but allow them to rest permanentlyat the lower end of the slots Upon each of the series of arms B C D, I:stretch cords, p p,-upon which the articles to be dried are In using theapparatus, the pawls are lifted and the arms allowed to descendwithinreach. Thelineslon arms-D are then iilled with the articles to bedried, and the crank c turned until the arms are elevated the desireddistance. The lines on arms C arethen Vfilled and thearms elevated 'totheir position, after which arms B may be filled. l

It is obvious that instead of four, six or eight arms may be used ineach series, and that the body maybe made of' a square, round, or otherform and also, that any number of sets of arms maybe used by leugtheningthe body, and providing a corresponding number ofwindlasses, &c., y

In this manner, I produce a very efficient clothesdrier, occupying butlittle space, and aliording a great extent of'line.

The working parts being all enclosed within the body, are protected fromthe weather, and cannot become disarranged or entangled, as wouldotherwise happen.

Having thus described my invention,

A clothes-drier, having its body, A, mounted on a post so as to revolvethereon, and provided with the arms B made stationary', and the arms Cand D made adjustable, by means of a windlass, pulley, and cords, thewhole arranged to operateas hereindescrihed.

` It. M. MILLER.

, NVitnesses:

A. G. Minnen, Rennen POWERS.

